00:01Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Chiodoro Jr. slams what he called pretend journalists at Asia's premier defense dialogue.
00:09This on the same day he criticized Chinese military officials at a panel for asking, quote, propaganda spiels disguised as questions.
00:18Teodoro once again strongly criticized China for spreading disinformation and being hypocritical on issues related to Chinese aggression in the South China Sea, including the West Philippine Sea.
00:28Teodoro led the Philippine delegation to the Regional Defense Forum and began by criticizing China for not sending an official delegation.
00:37Beijing's top defense official Dong Zhuan skipped the dialogue and instead, China sent representatives from the People's Liberation Army's National Defense University.
00:46In a post on the Armed Forces of the Philippines page on Saturday, May 31, Teodoro also called out Chinese nationals who tried to interview him and AFP Chief General Romeo Bronner Jr.
00:56A video from China Daily's program, Media Unlocked, showed a host trying to chase down Bronner for a quick interview.
01:03Teodoro Jr.: Kahapon hinarang ako at yun niya, pinipilit tayong tanungin, pero dahil nagmamadali kami, papunta kami dun sa isang meeting natin, bilateral meeting, hindi ko sinagot.
01:15But then later on, naglabas sila sa WeChat, binaliktan nila yung storya na umiiwas daw tayo sa mga tanong nila about the West Philippine Sea.
01:26Teodoro meanwhile said,
01:28Si CS hindi sumagot sa tanong nila, ako nakipagsagutan.
01:33Dahil ang tanong nila, papalatbag.
01:35Tapos, ang naratif nila sa WeChat, baliktan na yan ay utos ng Peking, hindi Beijing.
01:43At imbis na magpadala sila ng defense minister, nagpapadala sila ng mga bata na nagpapanggap na journalist.
